12 Guns Entered
3 Ladies - Class won by Carrie Morton with a score of 27
2nd Lady: Stephanie Stevens with a score of 14
3rd Lady: Shirley Treat with a score of 11
5 entries in the Open Class: Class won by Darren Foreman with a score of 44
2nd Open: Tim Anable with a score of 37
3rd Open: George Stevens with a score of 24
7 entries in the Limited Class: Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 40
2nd Limited won by Chuck Treat with a score of 38
3rd Limited won by Hal Hansen with a score of 37
Good evening Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and our last Clays Match of 2010. Next Sunday will wrap up the Christmas Holiday and we'll take a day off to spend with our families. Merry Christmas Everyone,
we'll see you all right here next year.
This week will see an annual event and a historic event. Next Tuesday, December 21, 2010, will be the first time in 372 years that the winter solstice and a full Lunar Eclipse have happened on the same day. The last time was clear back in the year 1638, during the Middle Ages. That's a long time ago. If the skies are clear, questionable at this time, it should be quite a sight. It'll actually attain totality during the wee small hours of Wednesday Morning, so if you stay up to watch it, I hope you all can sleep in the next morning.
We've had a great year of Clays Matches this year. Thanks go to a great Match Staff. Thanks to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug Mclean, and our Arrays Impressario Chuck Treat. At this time I'd like to introduce another member of the match staff, in to substitute for our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat. Chuck is going into the body shop for a tuneup very soon, and in his place Darren Foreman will be maintaining the target screens and making sure the proper clays are in place and available. We all have known Darren for a very long time, and have enjoyed his companionship. Now he will take his place on the Match Staff, as well as shooting the matches. Darren, Thank You!! for stepping up and stepping in during Chuck's recovery. Just to keep his hand in on the firing line, it should be noted that Darren Foreman WON the Open Class today with a score of 44.
Our Clays Match was held today in Cool Weather!! The temperature at gametime today was a very brisk 44degrees, all three heaters were on and roaring, and all the shooters were bundled up for the winter. All in all, not too bad. Chuck Treat & Darren Foreman brought us Page 5 of The Great Equalizer Series today. Let's take a vicarious look at the arrays as they challenged today's contestants.
Round 1
Pretty straightforward. The top row was comprised of 4 Green Standards. The bottom row consisted of 4 orange micros.
If the shooter is entered in the Open Class, the orange micros are the targets. If entered in the Limited Class, it's the Green Standards. IF the shooter is successful in breaking the four primarys, the shooter engages the black micro in the middle.
Round 2
Now the outside orange micro is on the top row, and the corresponding Green Standard is on the bottom row. Now the topping and bottoming begins, with the black micro in the middle the reward for success.
Round 3
The top and bottom row are now even, with 2 orange micros and 2 Green Standards on each. Find the fastest & smoothest route through your designated primarys, then engage the black micro in the middle.
Round 4
3 orange micros now occupy the top row, with 1 Green Standard on the inside. On the bottom row, 3 Green Standards introduce the inside orange micro. If successful in breaking all four of one's primarys, the black micro in the middle awaits.
Round 5
The role reversal in now complete. The top row is now fielded by 4 orange micros, while the bottom row is now fielded by 4 Green Standards. As always, if successful in breaking all the primarys, the black micro in the middle becomes the target De Jour. So let's see how we did today.
We were priveleged to have 3 Ladies shooting with us today. Carrie Morton won the Ladies Class with a score of 27. We had a new Lady, Stephanie Stevens, join our ranks today, and did so in grand fashion, shooting a score of 14. Keep practicing a lot Stephanie, and keep coming back to the matches, and those scores will go up and up. Welcome Stephanie, Mighty Glad To Have You With Us. Shirley Treat was back for another go today, taking 3rd Place in the Ladies Class with a score of 11. We'll let you try this again a whole bunch of times next year, Shirley.
In the Open Class today, Darren Foreman took the honors with a score of 44. 2nd Open was won today by Tim Anable, shooting a firearm that was a cross between a handgun and a rifle. It doesn't matter what feature of either one looked for on Tim's firearm, it was on there somewhere. Tim was able to find everything when he needed it though, and shot a score of 37 to take 2nd Place in the Open Class. 3rd Open was won by another new Clays Shooter, George Stevens. Ed note: George, if I got the last name wrong, my apologies. Welcome to our sport, and we hope you enjoyed it a lot. Good shooting today too. Welcome to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and we hope to see you often next year.
In the Limited Class, Jay Schoonmaker pulled slightly ahead to win the class with a score of 40. Taking 2nd Limited, shooting a score of 38, was our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, with a score of 38. Taking 3rd Limited, having had his own personal
Full Lunar Eclipse, is this reporter, Hal Hansen, having shot a score of 37. I was just trying to help Darren Foreman. Darren,
look at the extras as an early Christmas Present.
One other very, very, important note of Thanks!! today goes to Shirley Treat. Shirley brought two plates of HOMEMADE BROWNIES that were just delicious. Shirley, we all appreciate your Brownies, THEY WERE GREAT!!. Now, of course,
you have us all spoiled, and we will expect your offerings probably more often than we deserve. Just let our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, know how much room on the counter in the office you'll need each week, and he'll see to it you have plenty of space for your treats. Shirley, Thanks!!
OK Folks, that's it for another Clays Match, and that's it for another Year. We'll take next Sunday, December 26, 2010 off, spending it instead with our families. We'll see you all right here next year, Check with Chuck Nicodemus about rather we will have the first match of 2011 in two weeks on January 2, or in 3 weeks on January 9, 2011. Chuck will know. Chuck knows everything!
Until then, have a Joyous, and more importantly, SAFE!! HOLIDAY. As Clays Shooters another great activity during the holidays is dry fire practice. Remember your fundamentals, your techniques, and take the dry fire practice sessions very seriously. One can learn everything one needs to know by dry firing, and it's Free!! We'll see you all right here next year and in the meantime always remember:
"SHOOT FAST! SHOOT ACCURATELY!! BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHOOT SAFELY!!!"
Hal
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